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15 000 Dobras Switzerland and the European Union
| Issuer | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe occupies the central field, featuring a shield flanked by two sea eagles with wings displayed, a star above the shield, and decorative foliate elements at the base. The heraldic device is rendered in high relief with fine detail. The circular legend REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE arcs around the periphery, with the date 1997 positioned in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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São Tomé e Príncipe struck this coin under a commemorative program that was common among smaller nations in the 1990s — licensing topical subjects with broad collector appeal regardless of geographic relevance. Switzerland's relationship to the European Union was a live political question at the time: Swiss voters had rejected EEA membership in 1992 by the narrowest of margins, and accession negotiations remained a source of domestic division throughout the decade.